Team 8 | Ex-press | Hungary
Meeting: Mondays at Exodus Banbridge
Dates: 16th - 26th July
Destination: Hungary
Contribution: £695
Leader
Benjamin Smyth
Benjamin is 24 and currently working in pensions (as fun as it sounds) and this is his fourth Exodus team! He is excited to go back to Hungary for the third time. If you are excited to learn more about God and grow in your faith, please come and join him on an adventure this summer!
CO-WORKER
Emily Bassett
Emily is 19 and is a student children’s nurse at Queens Univesity Belfast, and loves to help out in her church with the youth and kids! She loves to bake and also build Lego!
CO-WORKER
Sophie Norris
This will be Sophie’s third Exodus team, and her first time co-leading! Sophie is currently studying primary teaching at Stranmillis and loves working with kids of all ages. She also loves all things music, walks in the mountains, actions to kids worship songs and a good M&S cookie! She can’t wait to see what God is going to do in Hungary this summer!
Team Meetings
Mondays at Exodus Banbridge
The Course
Ex-press Teams are a chance to develop your head, heart and hands for ministry and service for God.
This course will equip and encourage you to make ministry a way of life.
17+ by 30th June
The Placement
Hungary // 16th - 26th July 2026
The Location
Welcome to Hungary!
Teams who travel to Hungary are warmly welcomed by our wonderful staff team there! Along with our partners, they have a desire to serve the people of Hungary, injecting life and fun into under-resourced communities and making it possible for them to run programmes like kids clubs, youth events, family fun nights, and so much more.
The Hungarian church is resilient, having survived wars, communism, depopulation, and economic hardship. Many of our communities have big dreams, but they need people like you with passion and energy to make them happen. That's where you can make a huge impact! You don't have to be an "expert" to make a difference: simply by going, you can help smaller communities do big things!
The Placement
Jászapáti Congregation
Prepare for a immersive adventure into Hungarian-Roma culture! Jászapáti is a small town in eastern Hungary, home to a Roma congregation, passionate to worship and serve its community wholeheartedly.
Jászapáti Church serves the Roma community in the town through children’s clubs, youth outreach and practical projects. All with the goal of sharing the hope and peace Jesus!
The Project
This placement is ideal for anyone who enjoys energy, teamwork, and genuine connection. You’ll take a hands-on role in leading the daily kids’ club—running sports, crafts, music, and Bible sessions for around 35 children. Each day brings something new, from football games on the local pitch to creative workshops and songs that help children remember key Biblical truths. You’ll have opportunities to play instruments, lead songs, share testimonies, and take part in Sunday worship. In the afternoons, the team will visit families, offer practical help, and build relationships within the Roma-Gypsy community. You will serve alongside local believers who are deeply committed to their community and whole-hearted in their welcome.
The team will serve the vision of Jászapáti Church by:
- Leading a week-long children’s programme filled with themed activity days:
- Sports on Monday
- Crafts on Tuesday
- Music on Wednesday
- An outing on Thursday
- Cooking/Baking on Friday.
- Running a children's programme with bible stories, craft, games, memory verses and songs.
- Visiting the homes of local families and church members.
- Participating in Church services.
- Completing small practical projects in the local community.
